diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/common/elf_common.c b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/common/elf_common.c
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/common/elf_common.c
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/plugins/common/elf_common.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   // Check if ELF is the right kind.
   if (elf_kind(e) != ELF_K_ELF) {
     DP("Unexpected ELF type!\n");
+    elf_end(e);
     return 0;
   }
   Elf64_Ehdr *eh64 = elf64_getehdr(e);